Princess Amaradevi
Mosaic Sculpture
Compas, ArtsWork 2007
The SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development
www.steppingstonetheatre.org
Apprentice Artists (Ages 14-19)
P. Croix Farnham, Janet Milinos, Claire Oslund, Doua Thao,
Reily Seitz, Adam Seitz, Carolyn Soley, and Laura Willis
4' x 6' x 3'
Sculpture made of welded steel rebar, metal mesh and concrete.
Mosaic materials include glass, mirror and beads.
Scroll down for detailed pictures and info.
About Princess Amaradevi
During the summer of 2007 Sharra and eight Apprentices, ages fourteen to nineteen worked together full time for six weeks to create a outdoor mosaic sculpture for the SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, a non-profit children’s theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The six foot cement sculpture was made out of welded steel rebar, metal mesh and cement. The cement sculpture was then covered with a mosaic made of glass, beads and mirror.
The sculpture represents Princess Amaradevi, a Cambodian folktale character who symbolizes honesty and courage. The Steppingstone Theatre works to develop and support children in a diverse, non-competitive community. Young artist's creativity, self expression and confidence is fostered and encouraged. Sharra and her apprentices goal was to communicate these important elements that define Steppingstone’s mission through the sculpture, Princess Amaradevi, who now greets the young actors and their families at the entrance of the theatre.
About ArtsWork
ArtsWork is a summer employment program that offers job skills to young artists through the arts.
For more information about ArtsWork visit Compas.org
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The Process
The first step was creating a welded steel rebar armature.
We then filled the base form with our special concrete.
We mixed a lot of concrete!
After the concrete base set we then wrapped the rebar with
two layers of metal mesh. We added secret notes inside too.
After covering the rebar with metal mesh we applied two layers
of our special concrete clay mix. Then, we applied the mosaic.
After the mosaic materials were all adhered we grouted
the sculputre to fill the joints between the glass tiles.
The Mosaic Apprentices
"I really enjoy ArtsWork because it is a way to learn how to do a specific kind of art really well. And there is not the worry of getting an A: no teachers to criticize and mark down my work. There is a professional artist helping me to grow!" -Quote from Mosaic Apprentice, 2007
Working in our Mosiac Studio (tent) in downtown St. Paul, MN
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